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Studentski trg 9 (Uzun Mirkova), Београд, Central Serbia
Hotel · Stari Grad · 72 tips and reviews
The Telegraph: Special treat: Square Nine is one of Belgrade’s newest hotels, barely two years old. Spacious rooms look out onto the lively Studentski Trg while guests can enjoy the indulgent spa. Doubles from £220.
Bulevar kralja Aleksandra 69 (Karnegijeva), Belgrade, RS-00
Hotel · Vukov Spomenik · 70 tips and reviews
The Telegraph: Mid-range: The five-star Metropol Palace (00381 1133 33100; metropolpalace.com) is very good value, with beautiful, light interiors overlooking Tasmajdan park. There is also a spa. Doubles from £127.
Botićeva 6 (Bul. kneza Aleksandra Karađorđevića), Београд, Central Serbia
History Museum · Savski Venac · 62 tips and reviews
The Telegraph: Day one @10am: Take a trolleybus to the Museum of Yugoslav History (00381 1136 71485; mij.rs) in south Belgrade. Tour the House of Flowers, Tito’s marble mausoleum amid a winter garden.
The Telegraph: 3pm: Wander Kalemegdan, the ruins of a fortress built to keep out the Ottomans, who invaded and adapted it as their own defensive outpost on the hill overlooking the confluence of the Sava and Danube.
The Telegraph: 8pm: Take an inexpensive taxi to the ferry terminal. Its Twenties warehouse now houses Iguana (00381 1132 83749; iguana.rs), a buzzing restaurant with great views over the Sava.
Karađorđeva 2-4 (Obala majora Dragutina Gavrilovića), Београд, Central Serbia
Mexican Restaurant · Kalemegdan · 220 tips and reviews
The Telegraph: 10pm: Next door, Cantina de Frida (cantinadefrida.com) attracts a younger crowd for Cuban-themed live music and occasional Serbian takes on Queen classics. It has an exhaustive cocktail list.
Nebojšina 41 (Hadži-Melentijeva), Београд, Central Serbia
Restaurant · Neimar · 12 tips and reviews
The Telegraph: 12pm: Catch the tram to Destilerija (destilerija.rs), a bar entirely dedicated to rakia (Serbian brandy). Order their plate of five canapés, which each come with a shot glass of matching rakia.